Deleted thread?! Why censor debate?

[scott_jones]

bring back neil and sack the hamster

[sirpiechucker]

sirpiechucker

Unbalanced squad. we have Rowlands and Mahon out for the season?

Do agree, money available to buy quality was very limited

We had Faurlin, Leigertwood and Watson so why sign Reid? If the club really believed we needed 4 central midfielders with Rowlands and Mahon out why did we not sign someone as well as Quashie.

One key example of an unbalanced squad is how many natural right backs do we have? Ramage was made a right back when Stephen Carr was injured but was youth team captain at centre back for Newcastle as was Connolly for Arsenal. Leigertwood doesn't have the defensive capabilities.

[coneysboots]

bring back neil and sack the hamster

Depends if you want the weather forecast for the UK or Tallinn!

[pkloft]

Money on loans??

Call me an idiot, but if you don't have money to buy a player, what can you do?

Agent fees?/

I saw a league table, where we were 1 place from bottom and another where we were near the top?? diviided by 6 months each over the year. The very fact, we haven't bought anyone will mean again on agents fee when the next table comes out we will be near the bottom?

(I can track the agent fee tables if need be, for the last two tables)

I say again what are we arguing about?

would you say spending anything between £5M & £7M on Aggy & Halls 4 & a half year contracts "Peanuts"

do you also think paying (a reportedly £1M "loan fee) for Pajero "Peanuts"

also can you point me in the direction of the proof of your claims, as i can't see it for love or money

[qblockpete]

Totally agree with you on Parejo, what a waste...............

Ageymang and Hall cost combined 1 million, but you to have weigh that up with Connolly 100K, Mahon 100k, Gorkss 250k, Buzz 500k, Routledge 400k plus loan deals for Tarrabt, Simpson and Watson.


Not sure why you are leaving them out???

Totally right Ageymang and Hall 4half year deals, but thats great with hindsight. Unless you went missing under De Canio, Ageymang didn't too badly, what happens a year after you cannot really cater for, same with Vine. Before his injury, we all thought he was class.

Hall is now at Newcastle
Watson now at WBA
Routledge now at Newcastle
Blackstock now at Forest
Camp at Forest

Why did we sell them, well I'm sure you don't need to be Einstein to work that out

[qblockpete]

sirpiechucker

We got Ramage for FREE, why is that?

[QPRMendoza]

sirpiechucker

We got Ramage for FREE, why is that?

Because we paid an OTT salary? :laughter:

Or gave him a ridiculous contract? :laughter:

Or both? :laughter:

Or he's no good? :laughter:

[qblockpete]

More likely if money was available to buy a right back we would have bought someone?

Is that too logical??

[QPRMendoza]

More likely if money was available to buy a right back we would have bought someone?

Is that too logical??

But we bought Heider for 400,000 after Ramage joined so we must have had some money.

[terry ball]

Pete, I've always believed the clubs policy was to recruit players cheap and pay them top dollar on the wage front. I'm also sure we are one of the top 3 clubs in the division with the highest wage bill.

[qblockpete]

One was in the summer and the other in the winter

[qblockpete]

Terry Ball, I suspect you are right on the wage front.

We are in London and when you get loans you are saving on signing on fees, but probably paying higher wages, considering most of loans come from the premiership

[QPRMendoza]

One was in the summer and the other in the winter

Ramage was in 2008 and Heider in 2009 so I am not sure how this really counters my point?

[terry ball]

Terry Ball, I suspect you are right on the wage front.

We are in London and when you get loans you are saving on signing on fees, but probably paying higher wages, considering most of loans come from the premiership

Right....we are getting there....slowly

So obviously flabio has spent money then. Maybe not on signing on fees, but on wages. If the average wage bill at the club is 7k a week,(probably more than that) thats say 30k a month per player. 30 players equals 900,000 a month. over 2 1/2 years that works at £27m

Pete, your an inteligent bloke. I know you can see where i'm and others are coming from, Flav has spent alot of money.

£27m mate on wages....At least

[Dunstable_hoop]

I very rarely post on any site anymore but I have to say that after what happened on this site (amongst others) regarding Paulo Sousa's dismissal, I find it absolutly disgusting that the admin can get away with divulging sensitive information such as all the figures of the fee's that at least one of the football clubs involved requested to stay undisclosed.

As Stu has mentioned in another thread, that is a serious confidentiality breach and, if true (which I somehow doubt looking at some of those figures), should be investigated.